• Naval Warfare

  Turkey orders Roll-Royce’s MTU engines

  23rd January 2017

  Rolls-Royce will supply MTU diesel engines for six new search and rescue (SAR) vessels being built by Damen Shipyards for the Turkish Coast Guard, the …

• Land Warfare

  Pinaka in new test firing

  25th January 2017

  India’s Ministry of Defence has announced a new test firing of the Guided Pinaka rocket by the DRDO, on 24 January. The test saw the …

• Digital Battlespace

  EW Singapore: Thai Gripens strike like Litening

  11th January 2017

  The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has enhanced its Gripen fighter squadron’s capability by purchasing Rafael’s Litening III targeting and navigation pods, which significantly increases …

• Defence Notes

  Indian budget falls short of expectations

  1st February 2017

  India declared a defence budget of $40.6 billion for 2017/18, a 6% increase over last year’s spending of $38.2 billion. The budget did not meet …

• Land Warfare

  Germany reactivates howitzers

  17th January 2017

  The German army is reactivating 12 PzH 2000 armoured howitzers this year. It is taking this move as one of the measures to improve the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Saudi helicopter force stands up

  1st February 2017

  The first operational brigade of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) will receive 12 Boeing AH-6i armed scout helicopters in May as the new aviation …

• Land Warfare

  ST Kinetics unveils new tracked AFV

  27th January 2017

  Singapore Technologies Kinetics has officially unveiled a new tracked armoured fighting vehicle this week, but has yet to give it a formal name.Design development has …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Certifiable Predator B becomes SkyGuardian

  27th January 2017

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) is to rebrand its next-generation Type Certifiable Predator B (TCPB) as SkyGuardian. The new name steers clear of the …

• Land Warfare

  Turkey receives new assault rifle

  13th January 2017

  The first batch of a new standard assault rifle has been delivered to the Turkish military from domestic manufacturer MKEK on 11 January. About 500 …

• Digital Battlespace

  Nebo enhances Russian early warning

  18th January 2017

  Russia’s Air and Space Forces (RuASF) early warning capabilities were strengthened in 2016 through the commissioning of five Nebo-M long-range multi-band radar systems.  It is …

• Land Warfare

  New mortar proposals imminent

  20th January 2017

  Industry is set to begin competing for the first phase of the US Army's High Explosive Guided Mortar.   An Orbital ATK spokesperson told Shephard …

• Defence Helicopter

  RAN details aviation trials for 2017

  18th January 2017

  The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials unit is scheduled to conduct seven first of class flight trials before September 2017, the …

• Defence Helicopter

  South Korea to modernise helicopter fleet

  24th January 2017

  South Korea is modernising its military helicopter fleet via a recently unveiled plan that includes buying additional maritime-based rotorcraft and upgrading existing Chinooks. The Defense …

• Land Warfare

  Indian Spike buy ahead

  20th January 2017

  The Indian Army is on the verge of acquiring the Israeli Spike anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) systems to equip its infantry battalions and mechanised units. …

• Land Warfare

  M777 Howitzers ordered for India

  13th January 2017

  BAE Systems has been awarded a $542 million contract by the US government to manufacture and deliver 145 M777 ultra-lightweight howitzers to the Indian Army, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Joint Strike Ship [South Korea]

  South Korea is reportedly seeking to acquire up to three Joint Strike Ships as part of its "Three Axis System". The Joint Strike Ship (JSS) is ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Joint Strike Ship [South Korea]

  South Korea is reportedly seeking to acquire up to three Joint Strike Ships as part of its "Three Axis System". The Joint Strike Ship (JSS) is ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 (Contracted) [UAE]

  Programme Background UAE and Turkish relations Historically, the two nations were not aligned with one another. However, this situation has quickly turned around, with Emeriti's ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 (Selected) [UAE]

  Programme Background UAE and Turkish relations Historically, the two nations were not aligned with one another. However, this situation has quickly turned around, with Emeriti's ...

• Loitering munitions

  Turkish Loitering Munitions [Albania]

  Programme Background "Considerable" Speaking on 10 October 2024, Albania's  Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that Türkiye would provide Albania with a "considerable" number of loitering munitions. A government ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  Hürkuş-C Advanced Armed Trainer (Turkey)

  The Hurjet-C development programme funding was included in the Hurkus-B procurement contract awarded by  the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in December 2013.  The Hurjet will ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 [Kuwait]

  Programme Background Contract Award On 18 January 2023, Baykar announced that it had signed a $370 million export contract with Kuwait for the Bayraktar TB2. ...

• Loitering munitions

  Loitering Munitions [Japan]

  Programme Background Appreciation of Loitering Munitions After years of not operating loitering munitions and armed UAVs, Japan's position towards them has changed. Belatedly, the MoD realised ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Akinci [UAE]

  Programme Background Surprise Delivery Baykar, in a statement of its 2024 achievements, stated that it had delivered two Akinci UAVs to the UAE, one in ...

• Fighter - multirole

  JF-17 [Azerbaijan]

  Programme Background Requirement In October 2019, Turkish media sources reported that at least two Azeri pilots travelled to Pakistan to receive training in JF-17 aircraft. ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  MQ-9B SeaGuardian [Morocco]

  Programme Background 2020-2030 Morocco-US Agreement In October 2020, officials from the Trump administration visited Morocco, and both nations signed a military and security cooperation agreement. ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Endurance UAS [US Army]

  Programme Background Request for Information (RfI) On 5 June 2024, the American DoD published an RfI with an original response date of 19 July 2024. The ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 (Qatar)

  Programme Background In 2018 at DIMDEX, it was revealed that Qatar had bought six Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey. The deal also included three ground control stations, ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Eurofighter Typhoon [Türkiye]

  Programme Background Requirement The Turkish Air Force has operated two main fighter platforms, the F-16 and F-4, for several decades. As older F-16 airframes and ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  L-39NG Senegal

  The aircraft will feature five hard-points, two external fuel tanks with 350 lt capacity, Mk 81 and Mk 82 bombs, guided and unguided rockets, single ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: aerial targets, Loitering munitions

  Simsek

  The Simsek (Şimşek), or Lightning, is a high-speed target drone system that enables autonomous high-speed and low-altitude threat stimulation of aircraft and missiles for air-to-air, ...

• Guided munitions

  MAM-L

  The Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L) is designed to be used for taking down heavily armoured vehicles,  by all classes of UAVs and light attack aircraft. The ...

• Artillery rockets

  TRG-230

  TRG-230 is a 230 mm GNSS/INS guided artillery rocket developed by the Turkish ROKETSAN as the medium-range guided artillery rocket for the firm’s universal MLRS ...

• Guided munitions

  SMKB (Smart-MK-Bomb)

  The Smart-MK-Bomb, or the SMKB, is a precision guidance kit developed by Mectron and designed to turn Mk 82 and Mk 83 bombs into guided munitions.

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Aksungur

  The Aksungur is a twin-engined MALE UAS manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the Turkish Armed Forces. TAI completed the platform's maiden flight on 20 March ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Akinci

  The Akinci is a HALE UCAV manufactured by Baykar. Sometimes known as Uçan Balık, the UAV can be fitted with a range of ISR or ...

• Artillery rockets

  TRG-300 Block I

  TRG-300 is a 300 mm artillery rocket developed by Turkish ROKETSAN, serving as the heavy rocket in the TRG family of guided artillery missiles.

• Artillery rockets

  TRG/TRLG-122

  The TRG-122 is a Turkish 122mm family of guided artillery rockets developed by ROKETSAN for the T-122 Sakarya and other MLRS platforms. The family includes ...

• Self-propelled mortars

  2S34 Chosta

  The 2S34 Chosta is an upgraded version of the 122mm 2S1 tracked SPH that replaces the original 2A31 ordnance with the 120mm 2A80-1 mortar-gun, an ...

• EO/IR systems

  StormCaster-DX

  Unveiled at Modern Day Marine 2022, the Teledyne FLIR StormCaster-DX is a multi-role, low-SWaP laser target designator (LTD) payload designed to affect the STANAG-compliant terminal ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter

  The Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter is an attack helicopter being developed by Turkish Aerospace to meet the operational requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces, including air-to-ground ...

• Air-to-surface missiles

  BARQ

  The BARQ, known as Lighting in Urdu, is a laser-guided air-to-surface missile developed by Pakistan's Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS). Weighing 47.5kg at launch, the ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  Ares 150 SAT

  The Ares 150 SAT is a tactical patrol and guided-missile fast attack craft designed and developed by the Turkish manufacturer Ares Shipyard. The boats are ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  9M331

  The 9M331 is a short-range, surface-to-air missile designed to engage aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, and guided munitions and is the primary missile for the 9K331 Tor ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Venom

  Venom is a vehicle-based, remote-controlled laser designator/rangefinder targeting mast system that incorporates Northrop Grumman's Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder 2 (LLDR 2) on a universal, stabilised and ...